thanks rjbrewer. I found a different psx emulator that works for puppy 4.3.1. so I solved the issue without having to get someone to port psx , though i do like psx -- pcsx from puppy arcade works well enough. I will have to post the links to pcsx to games so that it can be found easier.

can you tell me if this fix will work in puppy 4.2.1 and if so how to go about applying the same modified files into puppy 4.2.1

Go 6 posts up on this page and read what Tempestuous has to say.

Slow down guys ... the Puppy version under discussion in this thread is 4.3.x (kernel 2.6.30.5).

Puppy 4.1/4.2 doesn't have the same problem with the proprietary Broadcom wifi driver, because unlike Puppy 4.3.x, the ssb module
is not contained within the initrd in Puppy 4.1/4.2.
That means that the ssb module can successfully be blacklisted (or even deleted) and the proprietary "wl" driver should work fine.

Will one be able to use the Broadcom Wifi cards which the removed drivers supported using the driver which replaces them? If so how do I add this to 432? No remaster please as I would want to add this to my heavily customised puppy. So when/if ever I am using a computer that has this card in it I can connect to a network which probably means internet !

I suggest you could go one step further, and incorporate my modified ssb module into your initrd, and then into your ISO. If you do so, you must also replace the modules.alias file which has been accordingly modified to remove the defunct device ID's. It's located at /lib/modules/2.6.30.5/

abushcrafter, if you want to modify your 432 remaster in the same way that jrb modified this remaster,
then yes, you must alter the initrd to include the wl module,
and delete the b43 module,
and include a modules.alias file in the initrd which reflects these changes.

The easiest way to achieve this is simply to use the initrd already prepared by jrb.

Then all you need to do is install the wl driver in your (normal) filesystem,
and remove the b43 module,
then run "depmod" to update these module changes.

Thank you for this distribution! I am a noob and was beginning to get discouraged trying to find a USB distribution that would recognize my Dell's wireless card (Dell Wireless 1397 wlan mini-card).
THANK YOU!

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